bičiulis
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bìčius (“beekeeper”) + -ulis, the former component from bitė (“bee”), referring to those with whom one shares common bees (and their products such as honey) with.[1]
Noun
[edit]bičiùlis m (plural bičiùliai, feminine bičiulė) stress pattern 2
Inflection
[edit]Declension of bičiùlis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | bičiùlis | bičiùliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | bičiùlio | bičiùlių |
| dative (naudininkas) | bičiùliui | bičiùliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | bičiùlį | bičiuliùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | bičiuliù | bičiùliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | bičiùlyje | bičiùliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | bičiùli | bičiùliai |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “bičiùlis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 58-9